#40 Sierra Smith
JUNIOR YEAR (2020-21)
- Started in all 10 games she appeared in
- Averaged 5.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game
- Her rebounding average led the team and ranked second in the America East
- Grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds against Binghamton, the second-most in a single game in program history and most in Hartford’s Division I era (Jan. 2)
- Snatched 13 boards at Binghamton (Jan. 3)
- Recorded six points and 14 rebounds against UMass Lowell (Jan. 10)
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SOPHOMORE YEAR (2019-20)
- Appeared in 29 games, making 19 starts
- Logged 689 minutes, averaging 23.8 per game
- Ranked fourth in the America East with 7.1 rebounds per game
- Her 207 rebounds ranked fourth in the conference
- Averaged a career-high 5.4 points per game, adding 24 steals, 15 assists and nine blocks
- Recorded double figures in points on three occasions
- Had seven games of 10+ rebounds
- Shot 47.8 percent from the field
- Grabbed 10 rebounds against NJIT (Dec. 7)
- Scored 10 points against Central Connecticut (Dec. 21)
- Recorded first career double-double after tallying a career-high 16 points to go along with 13 rebounds at Maine (Jan. 2)
- Came away with four steals, a career-high, against UMBC (Feb. 5)
- Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against New Hampshire (Feb. 19)
- America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA)
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FRESHMAN YEAR (2018-19)
- Appeared in 34 games, making one start
- Totaled 104 rebounds, 91 points and 26 steals on the season
- Scored a season-high nine points against Louisville (Nov. 24)
- Registered a season-high nine rebounds and added three steals against UMBC (Jan. 9)
- Recorded a career-high four steals against Vermont (Jan. 12)
- Tallied a career-high three blocks against UMBC (Feb. 6)
- America East Rookie of the Week (March 4)
- America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA)
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BEFORE HARTFORD
- A member of the basketball team at Saint Anne’s-Belfield School
- Earned VISAA Division I First Team All-State honors as a senior
- Helped lead the team to LIS Conference Championships in each of her four seasons Averaged 11.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as a junior
- Named Second Team All-Central Virginia as a junior
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CAREER HIGHS
Points: 16, vs. Maine (Jan 2, 2020)
Rebounds: 21, at Binghamton (Jan. 2, 2021)
Field Goals Made: 8, vs. Maine (Jan. 2, 2020)
Field Goal Attempts: 12, vs. Maine (Jan. 2, 2020)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: --
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: --
Free Throws Made: 4, vs. Morgan State (Nov. 9, 2018)
Free Throw Attempts: 7, at Michigan St. (Nov. 24, 2019)
Assists: 2, 3x, last - at Binghamton (Jan. 2, 2021)
Blocks: 3, vs. UMBC (Feb. 6, 2019)
Steals: 4, 2x, last - vs. UMBC (Feb. 5, 2020)
Minutes: 36, vs. New Hampshire (Feb. 19, 2020)
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SUPERLATIVES
Career Double-Digit Scoring Games: 2
Career 20+ Point Games: --
Career Double-Digit Rebound Games: 10
Career 5+ Assist Games: --
Career Double-Doubles: 1
Games Led Team in Scoring: 1
Games Led Team in Rebounding: 14
Games Led Team in Assists: 1
Games Led Team in Steals: 7
Games Led Team in Blocks: 6
